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Boston, Jan. 21.—Salvage operations on the submarine S-19, stranded on a sandbar at the entrance of the Orleans Harbor on Cape Cod, have been postponed until the return of clear weather, naval officials announced here tonight. Heavy seas kicked up by yesterday’s storm have driven the submarine further onto the bar, it was said.
Helen Keller, famous blind and deaf woman will arrive in Milwaukee Thursday to spend several days in making a personal appeal for the support of the American Foundation for the Blind.
Miss Keller will be accompanied by her life-long teacher, Mrs. Anne Sullivan Macy.
Following the record low temperature of Monday morning, the mercury dropped rapidly again Monday evening until at midnight the thermometer registered 10 degrees below zero. In the early morning hours of Tuesday however, there was some moderation of the temperature and at 6 o’clock yesterday morning the average reported in Augusta was 6 to 8 degrees below zero.
Snow began falling about 10 o’clock Tuesday morning and continued throughout the day with increasing intensity in the afternoon and evening. With the low temperature, the storm, which was driven by a bitter wind from the northeast, made it particularly disagreeable for all who had occasion to venture forth.
Endures Tortures of Scorching Bed Until Truck Passes the Prison Gates Convict Commandeers Automobile
RACES THRU CROWDED STREETS
John Campbell Under Heavy Sentence for Robbery Makes Thrilling Escape from Eastern Penitentiary
Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 9.—Suffering great pain as he was hidden underneath a pile of hot ashes on a five ton motor truck belonging to the Eastern penitentiary, John Campbell, a convict at the prison, remained silent until the truck had passed the prison gates and was a block away, then jumped from the scorching bed and made his escape in an automobile driven by one of the prison attendants.
As Campbell leaped on the running board of the prison sedan, which was driven by Charles Krout (white), the prison guard chauffeur, he pressed his pistol against Krout’s head and commanded him to drive away at his maximum speed.
Publication Is Falling Off In Country, Figures Show
It said that the publication of Juvenile fiction hits fallen off greatly during the last decade. If this is so, what is the reason for it? And the answer given—the most probable reason—is the moving pictures have pushed boy’s and girl’s books out of the field.
This may very likely be true. The moving picture does what the Juvenile book did, only does it better. Neither of these literary outputs goes deeply Into any analysis of human character, but relies mainly up on action, action, action.
COOLIDGE PERMITS IT!
How Our Men And Women Are Insulted In the Government’s Departments—Will the Self and Race-Respecting Negro Press of This Country Continue to Stand for This Sort of Thing?
(Special to The Gazette.)
Washington, D. C., Oct. 4, 1924.—There is more segregation in Washington today under President Coolidge than there has ever been since the Civil War. The beginnings of segregation were under President Taft. It was greatly extended, under President Wilson; increased, still further, under President Harding; and reached its zenith under President Coolidge. For instance, the largest of our parks President Wilson never troubled, but the present administration has found time and desire to introduce it even there.
To many people, segregation is a Democratic scheme of insult, but such is not the case. Mr. Taft introduced it in the bureau of engraving. He segregated the census-takers in this city in 1910, restricting white workers to white people, and black to black, often duplicating work as most blocks had white and black residents. And, worst of all, announced in his official capacity that Negroes should not hold office where white people complained. Segregation, then, is a Republican institution and not a Democratic one. It was begun by Republicans, and carried on to its all-embracing extent by Republicans!
Other Maryland Cities, Including Rockville, Suffer Tie-Ups
BALTIMORE, Md., January 2.—Almost complete paralysis of local transportation facilities marked the opening of Baltimore’s business hours today, due to snow which began falling last night and was continuing heavily this forenoon.
Stores, offices and manufacturing plants reported insufficient arrivals of workers to permit of even a semblance of ordinary operation.
The railroads reported no serious delays to either suburban or through trains north and south, as yet.
Purser Office is Looted of $500 in Fares
Sneak Thieves Enter Place as Boat Docks Across Lake
Door is Broken Open
Purser Matson Had Gone Out to Collect Tickets
Thieves broke into the office of Purser M. Matson on the ferryboat Lincoln Monday morning, as the boat was docked at the Kirkland end on the 7:45 run, and escaped with $500.